Payment for Physician’s Services Furnished to Dialysis Inpatients

160 - Payment for Physician’s Services Furnished to Dialysis Inpatients (Rev. 1, 10-01-03) The following instructions cover physicians services to inpatients for all types of dialysis patients; e.g., hemodialysis, intermittent peritoneal dialysis (IPD), continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), and continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (CCPD). Note that the hospitalization need not be related to dialysis. Payment is made on the claim only if the place of service on the claims is inpatient hospital. See §170 for proper HCPCS coding.